HBO has released its first look at Fahrenheit 451 and you’re going to want to check it out. The film, starring Michael B. Jordan and Michael Shannon, is based on the Ray Bradbury’s 1953 dystopian novel of the same name. It follows a futuristic American society where books are all burned in order to destroy knowledge and censor society.
Jordan plays Guy Montag, a “fireman” in charge of burning the novels. He struggles with his role of erasing history, but during the trailer, you see him standing in front of an auditorium of children, saying, “By the time you guys grow up, there won’t be one book left.” Shannon plays Jordan’s captain. In the trailer, he says, “A little knowledge is a dangerous thing — news, facts, memoirs, internet of old. Burn it. We are not born equal, so we must be made equal by the fire.” The film also stars the film also stars Sofia Boutella, Lilly Singh, Laura Harrier, and Martin Donovan. Directed by Ramin Bahrani, Jordan served as an executive producer on the project. It will be released on HBO in May.
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